
Quinnipiac drops JMU women to 0-2
Quinnipiac rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to beat James Madison 65-60 in women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.

Quinnipiac rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to beat James Madison 65-60 in women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center.

A 30-8 run gave #7 Southern Tech Prep a three-point second-half lead, but #3 Fishburne was able to bounce back down the stretch to post a 64-58 win in the finale of the FMS Holiday Inn Express Tip-Off Challenge on Saturday.

Junior Bryon Allen drained a 3-pointer with a minute left to break a 57-all deadlock then sank a pair of free throws in the waning seconds, and the George Mason men’s basketball team held on to defeat the University of Virginia, 63-59, in both teams’ season opener before a sold-out Patriot Center crowd Friday night.

If a Fishburne player is open, the light is green. “We tell the guys, If you’re open, shoot it. We did that tonight, and had some good open looks,” said FMS postgrad assistant coach Brian Benator after the Caissons drained 13 three-pointers to key a 97-58 win over Rise Academy Friday night on day two of the FMS Holiday Inn Express Tip-Off Challenge.

Virginia baseball coach Brian O’Connor has announced the Cavaliers’ 2013 schedule. The 54-game slate includes home ACC series against Florida State, Miami, NC State, Maryland and Duke as well as a three-game non-conference series at East Carolina.

Three of the nation’s top 10 top postgrad basketball teams will be in Waynesboro this weekend for the FMS 2012 Holiday Inn Express Waynesboro Tip-Off Challenge.

Daniel Dixon was flying beneath the recruiting radar after an injury suffered the summer before his senior year put him on the shelf.

Host Richard Adams promises the November 9th Variety Show will not be a turkey. He has pulled together a saucey line up of talent for his night. Joining Adams will be The Judy Chops, songwriter/musician Buddy Thomas, and the Shenandoah Valley’s Premiere Hula Hooper, Arrow.

Sarah Chase of Lexington met recently with Philippe Labro, author, filmmaker and alumnus of Washington and Lee University, in Besançon, France.

The George Mason men’s basketball team saw five players score in double figures as the Patriots outlasted a pesky Bowie State squad, 76-72, in exhibition action Thursday night at the Patriot Center. Leading the way was freshman Marko Gujanicic, who had 16 points in his unofficial Mason debut.
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